Animal Feeds and Feeding
<strong>ANIMAL FEEDS AND FEEDING</strong> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Feeds</li> <li>Type of Feeds or Feed-stuff</li> </ol> <h2><strong>Meaning of Feeds</strong></h2> <span class="highlight">Feeds are the food given to animals for growth and reproduction.</span> Animals need feed on daily basis for them to grow and reproduce. The feed given to poultry birds are called mash. Thus, there is growers mash for young fowls, finisher mash for adult fowls while layers mash is for fowls that lay eggs. <br> <h2><strong>Type of Feeds or Feed-stuff</strong></h2> Feeds or feed stuff can generally be classified into the following: <ol> <li>Energy-yielding feeds</li> <li>Protein-yielding feeds</li> <li>Mineral-yielding feeds</li> <li>Vitamin-yielding feeds</li> <li>Forages</li> <li>Silage</li> <li>Hay</li> <li>Fodder</li> <li>Chaff</li> <li>Pasture</li> </ol> <br> <h3>1.<strong> Energy-yielding Feeds</strong></h3> These are feeds that are rich in energy and are highly digestible by farm animals. They have low crude fibre content. Examples of the energy-yielding feed stuff are: